It’s been a great year forAssassin’s Creedfans, and things are getting even better this summer, withAssassin’s Creed Shadowsgetting a boat-load of new content. This comes on the heels of a handful of updates that rolled out earlier in the year, which introduced features such as Nightmare Mode and an open-world alarm, as well as other new story content.
AUbisoftupdate earlier today announced thatAC Shadowsis getting a ton of new features added this summer, including a New Game+ feature, a level cap increase, major quality-of-life improvements, a day/night-cycling option,and much more. Ubisoft has also set an official release date of September 16 for theClaws of Awajiexpansion
AC Shadows Is Getting A Ton Of New Features This Summer
Get Ready For New Game+, Increased Level Caps, The Claws of Awaji Expansion, & More
Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis one of2025’s top-rated action games, and fans of the franchise have a lot to be happy about this year. The addition of themuch-needed Nightmare Modein an update earlier this summer gave playersa truly difficult setting to boost the challenge level, as well as other enhancements. The upcoming plans for this summer could have players truly excited to dive back in and pick up where they left off in AC Shadows.
New Game+ is easily one of the most-anticipated features, and it will be released on July 29 along with an increased level cap from 60 to 80. The July 29 update will also see Knowledge Rank increases from 9 to 10, a Level 4 Forge option, and new achievements/trophies, Animus-themed rewards, and new store content.
At the beginning of September, there will be yet another update that willallow players to fast-forward the day and night cycle to dusk/dawn,a feature that lets you “unfog” the world map, new hideout updates, and an uncapped framerate for cutscenes on PC. On September 16, theClaws of Awajiexpansion will roll out, which includes an entirely new region, a new weapon and abilities, new outfits and legendary gear, new factions/bosses, and an entire new chapter to the story.
Our Take: AC Shadows Keeps Delivering On Its Promises
Shadows Is Giving Players Everything They’ve Been Waiting For
Assassin’s Creed Shadowsmade some huge promises about future content when it first launched back in March, but so far, it’s done an incredible job at delivering on these promises. The previous Nightmare Mode update and the upcoming NG+ feature are a big deal for players who have been jonesing for new ways to enjoyAC Shadowscontent.NG+ will incentivize players to play through the story againwithout having to re-collect all their gear and reset stats.
The new expansion is equally exciting, and is going to re-spark interest for players who setAC Shadowsaside after completing its main story and loads of side content. All told, this summer is going to be packed with updates for fans ofAssassin’s Creed Shadows,with new features rolling out as soon as next week.
